History Hounds - I Choose Not to Serve: Germfask’s WWII Public Service Camp
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- History Hounds - I Choose Not to Serve: Germfask’s WWII Public Service Camp
- 2021-03-30T13:00:00-04:00
- 2021-03-30T14:00:00-04:00
- Watch via Zoom
Mar 30, 2021 from 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM (America/New_York / UTC-400)
As a member of the Historical Society of Michigan (HSM), the Hastings Public Library is able to give patrons access to virtual presentations on Michigan history that we showed in our Community Room pre-COVID.
During World War II, some American conscientious objectors refused to do any alternative service. Some went to Public Service Camp 135 in Germfask, Michigan. The Selective Service wanted to isolate and analyze them. The objectors rebelled with nonviolent protests that made Germfask notorious as the Alcatraz of Public Service camps.
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